Francisco de Ovanda

Most Reverend Francisco de Ovanda
Bishop-Elect of Trujillo
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Trujillo
In office	1577
Predecessor	Alonso Guzmán y Talavera
Successor	Jeronimo de Carcamo

Francisco de Ovanda, O.F.M. or Franciscus de Ovanda was a Roman Catholic prelate who was appointed Bishop of Trujillo (1577). ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Francisco de Ovanda was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. ^[2] On 15 Apr 1577, after the sudden resignation of his predecessor, Alonso Guzmán y Talavera, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Trujillo. ^[2] He was never consecrated bishop. ^[2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp.  320.(in Latin)
2. "Father Francisco de Ovanda, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 2, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Trujillo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo (Peru)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Alonso Guzmán y Talavera	Bishop-Elect of Trujillo 1577	Succeeded by Jeronimo de Carcamo